WISN 12 News learned the shootings happened after his wife reported him to police for spousal abuse.

Police returned to the scene of the murder-suicide after the family reported the home had been burglarized overnight.

A relative told WISN 12 News that a television had been taken from the home near 51st Boulevard and Fairmount Avenue sometime after police left the scene.

The home had been boarded up following the apparent murder-suicide.

Family members said the man and his wife were in domestic disputes for a long time, but they never imagined it would end in death.

Eyewitnesses said the man pulled a gun and said, "I'm going to kill everybody around here," according to family members.

They said the man shot his daughter while his wife managed to escape.

When police arrived and started to close in on the house, officers believe the man then shot himself.

The family is planning a vigil at 7 p.m. Monday.

According to Milwaukee police and online court records, there weren't any prior law enforcement contacts related to domestic abuse between the couple.

Carmen Pitre with the Sojourner Family Peace Center said this violence is stunning.

"It's heartbreaking. I found out about it yesterday and since then have been thinking about the work we have to do to prevent it in the future and how horrible it is for that family and this community to have this kind of incident happen. It's tragic," Pitre said.

Pitre said it shows just how far some abusers are willing to go to assert control in a domestic violence situation.

"What he did is the ultimate form of punishment. 'I'm going to take away something that you love dearly,'" Pitre said.

Pitre urges anyone in a similar situation to get help. She said they can help develop a plan for getting out of abusive relationships. Their anonymous number is 414-933-2722.

NEW INFORMATION IN THE MURDER-SUICIDE INVOLVING A SIX YEAR OLD MILWAUKEE GIRL. POLICE ARE IDENTIFYING THE CHILD AS JA'KYLA KING. THEY SAY JA'KYLA'S FATHER, 28-YEAR-OLD JERAMIE KING SHOT JA'KYLA THEN KILLED HIMSELF. 12 NEWS NICK BOHR IS LIVE AT 51ST AND FAIRMOUNT --- AND POLICE WERE CALLED BACK OUT HERE WHEN THE MOTHER OF THE CHILD RETURNED TO THEIR HOME TODAY... TO FIND SOMEONE HAD BURGLARIZED IT OVERNIGHT. WE'RE LEARNING HER ESTRANGED HUSBAND KILLED THEIR DAUGHTER, AND THEN HIMSELF, AFTER SHE REPORTED HIM TO POLICE FOR ABUSING HER. POLICE SURROUNDED THE HOME AT 51ST AND FAIRMOUNT SHORTLY AFTER NOON SUNDAY... AFTER FINDING THE BODY OF 6- YEAR-OLD JAKYLA KING. SHE WAS SHOT TO DEATH BY HER FATHER, 28-YEAR-OLD JERAMIE KING... MOMENTS AFTER HIS WIFE REPORTED HIM TO POLICE FOR SPOUSAL ABUSE. ADDING TO THE TRAUMA, MILWAUKEE POLICE WERE CALLED BACK TO THE SCENE TODAY AFTER KING'S WIFE DISCOVERED THAT WHILE SHE WAS STAYING WITH RELATIVES OVERNIGHT, HER HOUSE ... THE SCENE OF THE MURDER SUICIDE... HAD BEEN BURGLARIZED. I'VE BEEN VERY EMOTIONAL ALL DAY. THINKING ABOUT THE MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND FAMILY. IT'S JUST INCONCEIVABLE. EVEN SOMEONE WHO DAILY DEALS WITH ELIMINATING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE... CARMEN PITRE WITH THE SOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER... SAYS THIS VIOLENCE IS STUNNING. IT'S HEARTBREAKING. I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT YESTERDAY AND SINCE THEN HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE WORK WE HAVE TO DO TO PREVENT IT IN THE FUTURE AND HOW HORRIBLE IT IS FOR THAT FAMILY AND THIS COMMUNITY TO HAVE THIS KIND OF INCIDENT HAPPEN. IT'S TRAGIC. PITRE SAYS IT SHOWS JUST HOW FAR SOME ABUSERS ARE WILLING TO GO... TO ASSERT CONTROL IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION... IN THIS CASE... KILLING HIS OWN DAUGHTER. WHAT HE DID IS THE ULTIMATE FORM OF PUNISHMENT. I'M GOING TO TAKE AWAY SOMETHING THAT YOU LOVE, DEARLY. ACCORDING TO MILWAUKEE POLICE AND ONLINE COURT RECORDS, THERE WEREN'T ANY PRIOR LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTACTS RELATED TO DOMESTIC ABUSE BETWEEN THE COUPLE... BUT PITRE POINTS OUT THAT IS OFTEN THE CASE. SHE'S URGING ANYONE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION TO GET HELP. SHE SAYS THEY CAN HELP DEVELOP A PLAN FOR GETTING OUT OF ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS. THEIR ANONYMOUS NUMBER IS 414-933-2722.